The Royal Decree 47/2024, adjusts the existing restrictions on tobacco products in Spain, integrating the amendments indicated in Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100 of the Commission.
Heated tobacco
The Lebanese Tobacco and Tobacco Inventory Department, owns a monopoly over tobacco, subject to state control. The Minister of Finance has the right to decide on selling prices for exported tobacco and intermediary royalties.
Casey Costello, New Zealand's Minister, is exploring a cigarette tax freeze and removing the excise tax on smokeless tobacco products.
On January 18, 2024, the Croatian Parliament proposes legislation to amend the Law on Restricting the Use of Tobacco and Related Products. The plan ensures that flavorings will no longer be utilized in heated tobacco products.
The Ministry of Health delivered a document to New Zealand First's Associate Health Minister, Casey Costello, outlining a proposal to halt annual tobacco tax hikes for three years. These taxes increase annually in tandem with inflation.
Italy presents REC - Recycling for Circular Economy, a recycling scheme for IQOS, a heated tobacco product that includes the Lil tobacco heater.
The Korean Smoking Cessation Society advocates for increased cigarette prices in South Korea to improve public health and address a significant tax revenue shortfall. However, the current proposal faces opposition.
Portugal's Parliament has approved a new tobacco law, which will equate electronic cigarettes to conventional tobacco for sales, advertising, product presentation, and consumption rules.
During the most recent legislative session, MP Talal Ensour, chair of the parliamentary energy and mineral resources committee, requested the government to look into alternatives to the lump sum gasoline tax.